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21 July 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 16:32 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pakistan has accused the US of slander against Islamabad over the arrest of a Kashmiri-born man accused of acting as a Pakistani agent in Washington.<\/p>\n

Ghulam Nabi Fai, a 62-year-old American citizen, is accused of working in Washington for a Pakistani spy agency to lobby for Kashmiri independence.<\/p>\n

Mr Fai was arrested on Tuesday and charged with failing to register as a foreign government agent.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Congress rejected a proposal on Thursday to cut off aid to Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Mr Fai and a second man, Zaheer Ahmad, a 63-year-old US citizen and resident of Pakistan, were both charged in the case. Mr Ahmad is believed to be in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

The pair are suspected of having connections to an effort by the Pakistani government that allegedly funnelled millions of dollars through a front group, the Kashmiri American Council, to Washington to lobby US politicians on behalf of Kashmir.<\/p>\n

The US has said the group contributed money to US election campaigns, helped fund conferences and other efforts, including meetings with White House and state department officials.<\/p>\n

The US justice department said Mr Fai – who denies the charges – and Mr Ahmad would face five years in prison if found guilty.<\/p>\n

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It is unfortunate that a leader like Fai is being dubbed an agent\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

End Quote<\/span> Shabir Shah<\/span> A senior separatist in Kashmir<\/span><\/div>\n

India and Pakistan have fought two wars over the territory of Kashmir, which was split in two in 1947 and has been claimed by both nations.<\/p>\n

Analysts say Mr Fai’s arrest is likely to worsen already strained relations between Washington and Islamabad.<\/p>\n

The killing in Pakistan of Osama Bin Laden by US forces in May angered many in Pakistan, and left US officials questioning whether Pakistani intelligence had known about the al-Qaeda leader’s whereabouts.<\/p>\n

‘Slander campaign’<\/span><\/p>\n

The allegations against Mr Fai focused primarily on his work with the Kashmiri American Council, a Washington-based group that is suspected of being run by Pakistan’s military intelligence service.<\/p>\n

Mr Fai’s arrest and the allegations against the Pakistani government sparked an angry response from Islamabad.<\/p>\n

“A demarche was made to the US embassy in Islamabad today to register our concerns, in particular the slander campaign against Pakistan,” the ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement.<\/p>\n

But FBI Assistant Director in Charge James McKunkin said foreign nations attempting to “influence the United States by unregistered agents threaten our national security<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

The FBI has already accused the government of Pakistan of paying Mr Fai between $500,000 (\u00a3306,712) and $700,000 a year.<\/p>\n

Officially, the Kashmiri American Council had a much smaller budget and it said that it received no foreign grants.<\/p>\n

Kashmiri separatists condemned Mr Fai’s arrest on Thursday, calling it a conspiracy.<\/p>\n

Shabir Shah, a senior separatist in Kashmir, told AFP news agency: “We strongly condemn his arrest. It is aimed at suppressing the voices who call for Kashmir’s freedom from India.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, on Thursday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee blocked an amendment to a spending bill that would have banned any assistance to Pakistan.<\/p>\n

The measure was introduced by Republican Representative Dana Rohrabacher, who said aid to Pakistan was “foolishness” at a time when the US is trying to avoid defaulting on its financial obligations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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